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The INDEPENDENT, August 7, 2003 Page 17 Hood to Coast Relays will be in Nehalem Valley Aug. 22*23 One weekend a year, the population of Columbia County T he F arm S tore E xo tic Pets Lizards • Snakes Tropical Fish 1922 1 9 th A venue F orest G rove 503-357-3631 503-359-7664 swells by fifty percent, as the annual Hood to Coast Relay Race jogs a diagonal path from Scappoose to Birkenfeld. This year’s relay will be held August 22 and 23. The event will bring 20,000 participants and up to 2,000 support vehicles into the area, which means added responsi bility for local emergency man agement personnel. In preparation for the event law enforcement, fire, medical FARMWOMAN'S NURSERY The Best Little Nursery Around Trees! Trees! Trees! 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One of the biggest concerns is the ability to move emer- gency equipment through traffic clogged rural roads, especially in the Birkenfeld area, accord- ing to Mist-Birkenfeld Fire Chief Dave Crawford. “ In recent years, the cooperation between Hood to Coast officials and par- ticipants and the fire districts has improved tremendously ”, Crawford said. The ham operators group, Am ateur Radio Em ergency Services (ARES) will be on duty again this year to provide tim ely information to em er- gency service providers and to relay officials.' The relays will enter Colum bia County at approximately 8:00 a.m., heading north on Hwy 30 through Scappoose, and turning west onto Berg Road. Winding past the County Fairgrounds and through Yank- ton, the course continues on Pittsburg Road, Schaffer Road and Apiary Road, until reaching Hwy 47. On Hwy 47, the run- ners/walkers will travel north west to Mist, continuing on Hwy 202 to Birkenfeld and the final destination of Seaside. All run- ners/walkers should be past the fairgrounds by early Satur- day morning and be entirely out of Columbia County no later than 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Vernonia woman on OU Dean’s List Among the nearly 1,900 Uni versity of Oregon students named to the deans’ lists for scholastic achievement during spring term of the 2002-2003 school year, is Hadassah Eliza beth Galey of Vernonia, a soph omore international studies major. UO deans’ lists are compiled for fall, winter and spring terms during each school year. All un dergraduate and postbaccalau reate students, including Na tional Student Exchange stu dents, are eligible. To qualify, students must have completed 12 or more graded credits for the term with a minimum grade-point aver age of 3.75 on a scale having 4.0 as a straight-A average. One concern is making sure drivers of the support vans are following traffic laws and the re lay rules. Citizens who have complaints about relay vehicles or participants are urged to call the relay’s 24 hour hotline at 503-913-5851. Callers will be asked the nature of the corn- paint and the team number of the vehicle, which is to be post ed on the front and rear of the vehicle. Other information, such as the team name, the vehicle make and model is also helpful. Area students named to WOU Honor Roll Stephanie A. Lardy of Bux ton is one of 135 students who were named to the Western Oregon University President’s List for the 2003 spring term. Among the 643 students named to the Honor Roll were Edith E. Nelson of Vernonia, Robert T. Kent, Lori M. Or- lowski, Sara M. Riggle and Nicole M. Scharlepp, all of Banks. P resident’s List students achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while Honor Roll students earned a 3.5 to 3.99 average. Forest Resources Directory M I K E P IH L L O G G IN G C O ., IN C . 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